GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brochure | pamphlet |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |